Time Constrained Signal MIMO Wireless and Wired Communication Method

ABSTRACT

A method and system for receiving and processing in a wireless device a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device generated signal and a sensor generated signal. Receiving and processing a data signal into a processed ultra narrowband (UNB) and a processed ultra wideband (UWB) signal and providing processed UNB and UWB signal to a selector for selection of UNB or UWB signal and for providing selected UNB or UWB signal to a transmitter for transmission. A transmitter and receiver having a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna system. Processing a signal into a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Constrained Signal (TCS) waveform shaped and Long Response (LR) filtered signal. Receiving and processing a Fiber Optic Communication (FOC) network provided signal and processing a UNB processed signal into a processed spread spectrum signal. Processing and modulating a UNB signal into a missing cycle (MCY) processed modulated signal and into a phase reversal keying (PRK) modulated signal. Processing a signal into a clock shaped signal and processing and modulating a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) processed signal into a processed UNB phase reversal keying (PRK) modulated signal and an infrared (IR) signal processor for receiving and processing an IR generated signal used in wireless device.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is filed as a continuation application of U.S. utilitypatent application Ser. No. 12/753,802 filed on Apr. 2, 2010, entitled:“Adaptive Coding and Modulation with MIMO”, and U.S. utility patentapplication Ser. No. 12/102,147, filed on Apr. 14, 2008, entitled:“Transmission of Signals in Cellular Systems and in Mobile Networks”,and of U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 11/023,254, filed onDec. 28, 2004 entitled: “Data Communication for Wired and WirelessSystems”, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,359,449. In this continuation application,Applicant corrected certain typographical errors which were noticed byApplicant in the Ser. No. 11/023,254 and in the previously submittedapplications.

This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C 119(e) of U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/615,678 entitled “ULTRAWIDEBAND, ULTRA NARROWBAND AND RECONFIGURABLE INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS”filed on Oct. 5, 2004 by Applicant Feher, K., Ref. No. [21] andincorporated herein by reference.

The following three (3) related U.S. patent applications are co-pending:U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 11/023,279, Ref. No. [21],Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 and filed by the USPTO on Dec. 28, 2004,entitled “BROADBAND, ULTRA WIDEBAND AND ULTRA NARROWBAND RECONFIGURABLEINTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS”

U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 11/102,896, Ref. No. [22],Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004, entitled “HYBRID COMMUNICATION AND BROADCASTSYSTEMS”

U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 11/023,254, Ref. No. [23],Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 and filed by the USPTO on Dec. 28, 2004,entitled “DATA COMMUNICATION FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION”

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains generally to radio frequency (RF) spectrallyefficient and power efficient systems, to ultra wideband (UWB), towideband, to broadband, to spectral efficient, to narrowband, ultranarrowband (UNB) communication, to efficient communication andbroadcasting systems, modulation and demodulation (Modem), architecturesfor baseband, intermediate frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF)implementations. Bit stream processing, shaping of data signals andshaping or processing of clock and carrier waveforms leads to spectrallyefficient and power efficient shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms andwavelets.

ACRONYMS

To facilitate comprehension of the current disclosure, some of theacronyms used in the prior art and/or in the current disclosure arehighlighted in the following LIST of acronyms:

-   2G Second generation or 2^(nd) generation-   3G Third Generation or 3^(rd) generation-   AMC Adaptive Modulation and Coding-   ACM Adaptive Coding and Modulation-   BRA Bit Rate Agile-   BWA Broadband Wireless Access-   CDMA Code Division Multiple Access-   CM Clock Modulated-   CS Code Selectable-   CSMA Collision Sense Multiple Access-   CL Clock Shaped-   EDGE Enhanced Digital GSM Evolution; Evolution of GSM or E-GSM-   FA Frequency Agile (selectable or switched IF or RF frequency)-   FOC Fiber Optic Communication-   GPS Global Positioning System-   IR Infrared-   LR Long Response-   MAW Modified Amplitude Wavelets-   MAWM Modified Amplitude Wavelet Modulation-   MCH Missing Chip-   MCY Missing Cycle-   MCYM Missing Cycle Modulation-   MFS Modulation Format Selectable-   MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output-   MMIMO Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output-   NRZ Non Return to Zero-   PMK Phase Modification Keying-   PPM Pulse Position Modulation-   PRK Phase Reversal Keying-   RFID Radio Frequency Identification-   STCS Shaped Time Constrained Signal-   TCS Time Constrained Signal-   UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System-   UNB Ultra Narrow Band-   UWB Ultrawideband-   UWN Ultrawideband—Ultra Narrow Band-   W waveform, wavelet or wave (signal element)-   WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

CITED REFERENCES—PARTIAL LIST OF RELEVANT LITERATURE

Several references, including issued United States patents, pending USpatents, and other references are identified herein to assist the readerin understanding the context in which the invention is made, some of thedistinctions of the inventive structures and methods over that which wasknown prior to the invention, and advantages of this new invention, theentire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference. Thislist is intended to be illustrative rather than exhaustive.

All publications including patents, pending patents, documents,published papers, articles and reports listed or mentioned in thesepublications and/or in this disclosure-patent/invention are hereinincorporated by reference to the same extent as if each publication orreport, or patent or pending patent and/or references listed in thesepublications, reports, patents or pending patents were specifically andindividually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

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The following referenced documents contain subject matter related tothat disclosed in the current disclosure:

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 a prior art Time Constrained Signal (TCS) processor and LongResponse (LR) filter or LR processor architecture, also designatedherein as a “Feher '055 processor” is illustrated, Ref. [17], Feher'sU.S. Pat. No. 6,470,055.

FIG. 2 a prior art implementation of a narrowband system, alsodesignated herein as Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) system, and/or a “Feher'777 processor” is shown, Ref [16], Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,777

FIG. 3 a prior art “Walker '737 modulator”, used for Pulse PositionModulation (PPM), Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) and Missing Cycle (MC)transmission is illustrated, Ref [1-2], Walker's U.S. Pat. No. 6,445,737

FIG. 4 a prior art “McCorkle '238 transmitter”, for Ultra Wide Band(UWB) systems, Ref. No. [15], McCorkle's U.S. Pat. No. 6,735,238 isshown

FIG. 5 a prior art illustrative spectrum, designated herein as UltraNarrow Band (UNB) Spectrum from Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,777, Ref.No. [16], is illustrated

FIG. 6 is an embodiment of the current disclosure of an Ultra NarrowBand (UNB), an Ultra Wideband (UWB) and an efficient architecturecontaining Modified Amplitude Wavelets (MAW), Missing Chip (MCH),Missing Cycle Modulation (MCYM), Modulation Format Selectable (MFS),Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), Phase Reversal Keying (PRK), LongResponse (LR) processed or filtered signals and shaped Time ConstrainedSignal waveforms (TCS)

FIG. 7 shows a serial transmitter implementation with optional selectedshaped Time Constrained Signal waveforms (TCS) processors and LongResponse (LR) processed or filtered signals

FIG. 8 is an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) also designated asAdaptive Coded Modulation(ACM) Diversity-Multiple Output spread-spectrumand/or non spread spectrum transmitter

FIG. 9 represents the receiver section of a Multiple Input MultipleOutput (MIMO) transmission/reception system with inputs from wired orwireless systems

FIG. 10 is a multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)interoperable UWB, UNB and efficient transmitter system with 2^(nd)generation (2G), 3^(rd) generation (3G) and 4^(th) generation (4G)cellular systems

FIG. 11 represents a parallel multimode and optional multiprocessor,multiple modulator reconfigurable transmitter architecture with MultipleInput Multiple Output (MIMO) capability

FIG. 12 shows receiver embodiments with and without crystal filters

FIG. 13 is a reconfigurable single or multiple and interoperabletransmitter architecture for Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC)systems for wireless systems, for wired systems, and/or UNB and UWBsystems

FIG. 14 represents an alternative receiver architecture

FIG. 15 is an embodiment of band-pass filters (BPF) with crystal filtersand/or switched crystal filters.

FIG. 16 presents a 1^(st) set of sample waveforms, including NRZ 1001non-balanced and balanced data patterns, Missing Cycle Modulation 1:8modulated signals and Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) with 8 cycles per bit

FIG. 17 illustrates a 2^(nd) set of sample waveforms: a) Missing Cycle1:4 modulation with 4 cycles per bit and b) Phase Reversal 1:4modulation with phase reversals at start of bits for zero states

FIG. 18 illustrates a 3^(rd) set of sample waveforms a) having 4 cyclesper bit with reduced amplitudes for zero (0) states; b) Single cycle perbit with zero transmit value for zero signal states; c) Single cycle perbit with one waveform transmission for the 0 state and an other waveformfor the one state

FIG. 19 is an embodiment of an ultra narrowband (UNB) processor and/ormodulator connected to an ultra wideband (UWB) system and/or to a spreadspectrum processor/transmitter; combinations and/or connections of UNBand of UWB systems lead to ultra wideband and ultra narrowband (UWN)systems

FIG. 20 shows block diagrams of cascaded (in-series) hybrid systems,including a cascaded GSM or EDGE, of cascaded Infrared (IR) or GSM orCDMA or TDMA or UMTS systems.

FIG. 21 shows a cascade of multiple transmitters connected to one ormore receivers, including single or plurality of baseband or IF or RFsignals for GSM, EDGE, TDMA, spread spectrum CSMA, CDMA signals forreconfigurable operations with infrared (IR), Radio Frequencyidentification (RFID), GPS and sensor systems.

FIG. 22 shows a “hybrid” wired system interconnected with a wirelesssystem, including interoperable wired fiber optic communication (FOC)interface and wireless systems.

NEED FOR THIS INVENTION

This invention addresses the need for new more efficient embodiments andimplementation architectures of reconfigurable, adaptable, interoperablemultimode ultra wideband -ultra narrowband (UWN) systems as well as aclass of broadband wireless, broadband wireless access (BWA) and otherspectral and power efficient communication systems. The BWA systems,disclosed herein include new implementation architectures and new“hybrid” embodiments for WCDMA, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11 and other IEEEspecified systems, Local Multipoint Distribution Systems, other point topoint systems and Multipoint Distribution Services (MDS) will need moreefficient, reduced size interoperable Multimode Multiple Input MultipleOutput (MMIMO) hybrid operation, disclosed herein.

A network which incorporates UWB and UNB or other combinations ofcommunications and or broadcast systems, is designated here as a“hybrid” system or “hybrid” network.

While prior art UWB systems, and systems, systems known as IEEE 802standardized systems, WI-FI and/or Bluetooth provide communications forshort distances some of these systems are not efficient for longerrange/longer distance applications.

While spectrally efficient, narrowband and Ultra Narrow Band (UNB)systems are suitable for short as well as longer distances there are nodisclosed embodiments for cost efficient—simple reconfigurable,interoperable communication and broadcasting system architectures,baseband, intermediate frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF)implementations for Bit Rate Agile (BRA) systems, Adaptive Modulationand Coding (AMC) in case of UWB and UNB systems and the connection ofthese systems into an operating network. Processing the data signals,clock signals, and/or carrier waveforms of UWB, of UNB and of a class ofother systems leads to shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms andwavelets. With Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) diversity andprotection system configuration the performance and capacity of these“hybrid” UWB and UNB systems may be further enhanced. For such systemsmore efficient and simpler architectures and implementations aredisclosed.

In prior art patents and in other published documents and articles theaforementioned sets of systems were invented, studied and investigatedseparately from each other and joint-hybrid efficient and seamless,adaptive Modulation Format Selectable (MFS) and Bit Rate Agile(BRA)operation and joint embodiments of systems which operate as AdaptiveModulation and Coding (AMC) in flexible agile UWB and UNB systems inconjunction with other wireless and wired (cable, telephone, fiberoptics) systems such as 2^(nd) generation wireless systems, such as GSMsystems, CDMA systems 3^(rd), generation cellular systems and 4^(th)generation wireless and cellular systems, including broadband systemswere not disclosed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

One set of communications systems contains highly spectral efficient,narrowband, very narrowband and ultra narrowband (UNB) systems; an otherset contains broadband, wideband and ultra wideband (UWB) systems.Combinations and variations of these two sets of systems are designatedherein with the generic term/acronym: Ultra wideband—ultranarrowband(UWN) systems.

The most important objectives of wireless communications, broadcasting,telemetry, location based systems GPS (Global Positioning System), RadioFrequency Identification systems (RFID), internet browsing infrared andin general “radio” systems as well as “wired” systems include: power andbandwidth or spectrum efficiency combined with robust Bit Error Rate(BER) performance in a noisy and/or strong interference environment.These Radio Frequency (RF) system objectives are specified in numeroussystems including wireless communications and cellular systems,satellite systems, mobile and telemetry systems, broadcasting systems,cable, fiber optics and practically all communication transmissionsystems. Here we are using the term “Radio Frequency” (RF) in itsbroadest sense, implying that we are dealing with a modulated signal.The RF could be, for example, as high as the frequency of infrared orfiber optic transmitters; it could be in the GHz range, e.g., between 1GHz and 300 GHz, or it could be in the MHz range, e.g. between about 1MHz and 999 MHz or just in the kHz range, such as used in telephonymodems. The term RF could apply to Base-Band (BB) signals, to PulsePosition Modulated(PPM) signals, to Quadrature Modulated (for short “QM”or “QMOD”) and to FM or AM or hybrid modulated signals, tonon-quadrature modulated signals, or to un-modulated Carrier Wave (CW)signals or waveforms.

The cited publications, patents, pending patents and other publisheddocuments, reference numbers [1-31], and the references within theaforementioned publications contain definitions and descriptions of manyterms used in this new patent disclosure and for this reason these“prior art” terms and definitions will be only briefly, on a case bycase basis highlighted.

While the majority of prior patents and publications disclose systemswhich have a spectral efficiency of less than about 10 b/s/Hz [suchsystems include GMSK, BPSK, QPSK, QAM (e.g. 16-QAM; 64 QAM), Pulse WidthModulation (PWM), Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) and Pulse DurationModulation methods] there is prior art which discloses implementationswhich could attain considerably higher spectral efficiencies, i.e. morethan 10 b/s/Hz.

H. R. Walker's patents, references [1-5] and Feher's patent Ref. [16]describe information signal transmission methods which could attainultra high spectral efficiencies of more than 10 b/s/Hz, designatedherein as ultra narrowband (UNB) or ultra spectral efficient systems.

While the aforementioned issued patents and publications describematerial of a background nature, they do not describe or suggest thesubject matter of the present patent.

Prior to the description of the current invention, a brief review andhighlights of prior art, contained in the description of FIG. 1 to FIG.5 is presented. Some of the embodiments of the current disclosure usethe terminology and acronyms and/or related acronyms to the ones used inthe prior art and may use as part of the current embodimentsacronyms/elements taken from prior art.

FIG. 1 a prior art Time Constrained Signal (TCS) processor and LongResponse (LR) filter/or LR processor architecture, also designatedherein as a “Feher '055” processor is illustrated. This TCS signalprocessor or waveform or wavelet architecture processor-generator incombination with LR filtered and or LR processed circuits has been usedfor agile cascaded mismatched (ACM) systems in Feher's U.S. Pat. No.6,470,055, Ref. No. [17]. In brief, the term “agile” includes themeanings: flexible or changeable or tunable or selectable. The terms“cascade” and “cascaded” include the meanings: flow, or in series, or insequence or in conjunction with. In other words cascaded also means thatsomething is arranged in a series or succession of stages; that is eachstage derives from or acts upon the product of a preceding stage. Theterm mismatch has the same meaning as in Feher's U.S. Pat. No.6,470,055, Ref. No. [17] and Feher's US patents Ref. No. [18-19]. TheFeher '055 processor is a unit, suitable for implementation of one ofthe elements of Ultra Narrow Band (UNB), Ultra Wide Band (UWB),combinations of Ultra Wide Band—Ultra Narrow Band (UWN) systems andother communications and broadcasting systems for system implementationsand/or for Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) system embodimentsdisclosed in the current invention.

FIG. 2 a prior art implementation of a narrowband system, alsodesignated herein as ultra narrowband (UNB) system, and/or a Feher '777processor is shown.

This implementation from Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,777, Ref. No. [16]is also designated herein as a Feher '777 processor, Feher Keying (FK)Modulation and Demodulation(modem)—system. It is suitable forimplementation of a part of ultra narrowband (UNB), ultra wideband (UWB)embodiment and combinations of ultra wideband-ultra narrow band (UWN)systems, also designated herein as “hybrid” systems or hybrid networks.The UWN and other hybrid systems, disclosed in the current invention aresuitable for Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC).

FIG. 3 a prior art Walker '737 modulator, used for Pulse PositionModulation (PPM), Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) and Missing Cycle (MC)transmission is illustrated The Walker '737 Modulator for transmissionand reception of ultra narrowband (UNB) signals uses Pulse PositionModulator (PPM) for Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) and Missing Cycle (MC)Signal Transmission; this FIG. 3 is from Walker's U.S. Pat. No.6,445,737, Ref. No. [1-2].

FIG. 4 a prior art Ultra Wide Band(UWB) implementation of McCorkle etal., U.S. Pat. No. 6,735,238, Ref. No. [15] is illustrated.

FIG. 5 prior art illustrative spectrum, designated herein as UltraNarrow Band (UNB) Spectrum, generated by one of the Feher '777processors, from Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,777, Ref. No. [16], isshown.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention discloses new, efficient embodiments and implementationarchitectures of reconfigurable, adaptable, interoperable broadbandwireless, multimode ultra wideband-ultra narrowband (UWN) systems aswell as a class of broadband and other spectral and power efficientcommunication systems.

A network which incorporates UWB and UNB or other combinations ofcommunications systems is designated here as a “hybrid” system or“hybrid” network.

Processing the data signals, of clock signals, and/or carrier waveformsof UWB, of UNB and of a class of other systems leads to shapedradio-frequency (RF) waveforms and wavelets. Multiple Input MultipleOutput (MIMO) diversity and protection system configuration theperformance and capacity of these “hybrid” UWB and UNB systems may befurther enhanced. For such systems more efficient and simplerarchitectures and implementations are disclosed.

Specific Objectives of this invention include:

A 1^(st) objective of this invention is to disclose implementations andembodiments which shape waveforms, wavelets, symbols, Radio Frequency(RF) cycles of previously disclosed non-shaped signals by means ofoptional TCS and/or LR processors and filters. Such shaping improves thespectral characteristics and or other performance parameters the systemand leads to, in several cases simpler implementation architectures.

A 2^(nd) objective is to process and generate UNB and UWB signals whichhave Modulation Format Selectable (MFS) waveforms or wavelets and aresuitable for hybrid operation, diversity and protection systemsincluding a new generation of Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC),Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems which are interoperablewith existing wireless systems, such as cellular GSM, GPRS, EDGE andCDMA and W-CDMA systems as well as with other conventional and broadbandwireless and telephony systems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND OF ITS EMBODIMENTS

Detailed disclosure of several implementation architectures andembodiments of the current application is contained in this section.

FIG. 6 is an embodiment of an Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) architecture,containing in part a processor or modulator, element 6.1. Element 6.1represents a processor and/or a modulator such as a Missing Cycle (MCY)or Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) modulator (e. g. Walker '737 modulator)which provides by connector 6.2 to the input of Time ConstrainedSignal(TCS) processing and/or shaping unit 6.3 the processed and/ormodulated signal.

One or more Data Input (Data In) and Clock Input (Clock In) signals areprovided to or from processor unit 6.1. The flow of Data Input (Data In)and Clock Input (Clock In) signals, depending on the preferredarrangement and application, could be either from the data/clock sourceunit, also designated as customer interface, not shown in FIG. 6, ortowards the customer interface unit.

Processor 6.1 processes the incoming data/clock signals and generatesone or more Modified Amplitude Wavelets (MAW), Missing Chip (MCH),Missing Cycle (MCY), Pulse Position Modulation (PPM), Phase ReversalKeying (PRK) signals with optional Modulation Format Selectable (MFS)waveforms or wavelets. Prior art references including Walker's '737modulators, Ref No. [1-2], Feher's '777 processor, Ref. No. [16], MohanRef. No. [6] and McCorkle et al Ref. No. [15] disclose exemplaryembodiments for Processor 6.1. The processor 6.1 provides output signals(waveforms, wavelets, symbols, or cycles are alternative terms hereinfor the term “signal”) on single or multiple lead(s) 6.2.

In case if element 6.1 is implemented by a Walker '737 modulator or isimplemented by one of the Feher's '777 processors then on connectionlead 6.2 there are shaped or not-shaped waveforms. Units 6.3, 6.4 and6.5 provide additional optional signal shaping and processing functions.

In the current invention the 6.1 processed prior art signals, or othersignals, are provided to additional optional signal processing elementsshown in FIG. 6. Unit 6.3 shapes the waveform generated in 6.1 andconnected on lead 6.2 to processor 6.3. Processor 6.3 is providing awaveform shaping operation in a Time Constrained Signal (TCS) waveform(or wavelet) shaping processor. The processed/shaped TCS waveform outputof processor 6.3 is connected to element 6.4 which contains a digitalprocessor and a Digital to Analog (D/A) converter. The 6.4 digitalprocessor may include serial to parallel data conversion or containdigital interface circuitry for suitable D/A interface. The output ofthe D/A is connected to a Long Response (LR) filter or processor,element 6.5. Since the prior art contains material on D/A converters andalso on TCS and LR filters/processors, e.g. Feher's '777 processor, Ref.No. [16] and Feher's '055 processor Ref. No. [17], it would be redundantto describe here embodiments of TCS processors and of LRprocessors/filters.

In other words, Unit 6.3 is a waveform(or wavelet or symbol) shapingelement which provides shaped TCS signals to Unit 6.4 which contains adigital processor, or analog processor/filter and/or a Digital to AnalogConverter (D/A). The output of Unit 6.4 is connected to Unit 6.5, whichis a Long Response (LR) filter or processor (baseband or IF or RF). Theoutput of Unit 6.5 is provided on single or multiple lead 6.6 tooptional selector(switch or splitter) 6.6 b and to element 6.7 forsubsequent modulation and/or to element 6.8 which provides signalsplitting or switching or combining. The outputs of element 6.8 areprovided to one or more output leads and to one or more antenna units6.9 and/or 6.10.

The term lead and its alternate term connection lead is interchangeablyused in this application. The terms lead and connection lead areinterpreted in a broad sense, including: the terms lead and connectionlead mean that a connection is provided or there is a connection, or thesignal is connected to a device or one or more signals are provided to atransmission medium. The term transmission medium includes the followinggeneric meanings: transmitter port, transmitter interface, amplifier,cable connection, optic interface, telephone line interface andtelephone line, antenna, wire or wireless input port.

Processor 6.13 receives signals from input lead(s) 6.12 and providescontrol signals on lead(s) 6.14 to unit 6.8. The signal outputs of unit6.8 are provided for Diversity Transmission and or splitting to a mainchannel and protection channel whereby the transmitted signals arecontrolled or selected by a control signal on lead(s) 6.12 and processedby element 6.13. The control signal could be obtained from a feedbackpath from a receiver or generated in the transmitter.

Depending on the application, performance specification and hardware,software or firmware requirements all units 6.1 to 6.14 in theaforementioned description are optional. Operational systems areobtained by “mix and match” selection of some of the elements. Forexample the embodiment could be limited to connection of Elements 6.3,6.4, 6.5, 6.7 and 6.9 or other combinations or selections of connectedelements. Lead 6.6 connects the shaped and processed signal to awaveform/signal modulator. Modulator 6.7 includes one or moreconventional prior art modulators, for example FM, GMSK, GFSK, AM,DSB-AM, DSB-TC-AM DSB-SC-AM, BPSK, PPM, PAM, PWM, or Quadraturemodulator such as QAM, QPSK, QPRS, 8-PSK or other. Modulated output(s)of element 6.7 is(are) provided to a splitter and/or switch unit 6.8which provides the signal to one output, two outputs or more than twooutputs, illustrated by antennas no 6.9 and 6.10. The split or switchedmultiple outputs of element 6.8 provide Multiple inputs to antennas 6.9and 6.10. The FIG. 6 embodiment represents a Multiple Input MultipleOutput(MIMO) transmitter, a transmitter which could have between 1 and N(where N is an integer number) inputs and/or between 1 and M (where M isan integer number) outputs and instead of antennas interface units forwired systems may be used. Splitter and/or switch element 6.8 providessignal splitting or selection into one or more transmit branches,illustrated by antennas 6.9 and 6.10. Instead of multiple antennas andmultiple branches in some applications a single antenna or singleinterface transmit unit is used. Antennas 6.9 and 6.10 may be replacedwith interface connections to wired systems. Lead(s) 6.11 and 6.12 arecontrol leads provided to elements 6.7 and 6.13 respectively. Thesecontrol leads provide signals for 6.7 modulator control/selection andfor selection of 6.13 processor parameters for signal switch selectionand/or for signal splitting. The control signals may be obtained fromthe receiver—via an information line or are generated in the transmitterfor adaptive multi-mode signal selections. In FIG. 7, as well in otherfigures, the arrows—illustrated with two parallel lines, indicate thatthere could be one or more than one signals in the signal path.

FIG. 7 illustrates a serial transmitter implementation of the currentinvention. Unit 7.1 contains one or more of the following elements: Acarrier wavelet (or carrier waveform or carrier cycle) generator, and/orone or more RF agile and Bit Rate Adaptive or Bit Rate Agile (BRA) (alsodesignated as tunable or selectable bit rate) Frequency Synthesizer. Theoutput signal or output signals of unit 7.1 are connected by lead 7.2 toa switch or selector 7.3. The selected signal is (in the upper positionof selector switches 7.3 and 7.6) by-passing unit 7.5, designated asTime Constrained Signal (TCS) processor unit 7.5. In the lower positionof switches 7.3 and 7.6 the signal on lead 7.2 is connected through TCSunit 7.5 to lead 7.7 and to switch 7.8. Depending on the position ofswitches 7.8, 7.11, 7.13, 7.16, 7.18, and 7.21 the signal path isby-passing element 7.10 (long response LR filter or processor), 7.15processor, 7.19 filter if the aforementioned switches are in the upperpositions and passing through the said elements if the switched are inthe lower positions. Combinations of upper and lower optional switchpositions and optional elements are implemented by this diagram. Leads7.2, 7.7, 7.12, 7.17, 7.22 continuing into 7.23, 7.26, 7.28 and 7.29provide the signals to the next step of the transmitter and/or connectthe signals to the transmission system. Optional signal conditioner 7.25and splitter or combiner or switch unit 7.27 provide the signal(s) tooutput lead/output interface units 7.28 and 7.29. Control signal(s) (CS)or Clock Selector Data Signals (CSDS) are provided on leads 7.24. Leads7.24 are connected to one or more of the aforementioned units/elements,including generators, processors, filters, switches, splitters and orcombiners.

FIG. 8 is an other transmitter implementation of the current invention.The shown embodiment is for Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC), alsodesignated as Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), with or withoutdiversity or protection switching, multiple input multiple output (MIMO)spread spectrum and non spread spectrum systems.

Lead 8.1 signal connections (leads) provide and/or receive the inputdata and/or clock signals to/from the transmit interface unit 8.2. Oneor more than one, multiple input signals are present on lead 8.1 andreceived by the subsequent units and are processed for transmission assingle signals or more than one, multiple output signals. The interfaceunit 8.2 provides signals to one or more of the following optionalunits. Processor 8.3. is processing the input data and/or clock signals.The processed signals are provided to adaptive encoder 8.4, scramblerand/or spreader 8.5, AMC modulator 8.6, filter 8.7, amplifier 8.8,selector or splitter 8.9 and depending on the position of selector orsplitter unit 8.9 to one or more transmit antennas, units 8.10 and 8.11or to an interface unit or amplifier unit 8.12 for cabled or wiredsystems transmission or infrared or other transmission. Encoder 8.4,includes channel coding devices and error control, error detectionand/or error correction devices.

Scrambler and/or spreader unit 8.5, includes optional encryptography—forsecurity devices and or spreading functions for spread spectrum systemssuch as CDMA, W-CDMA and or frequency hopped spread spectrum (FH-SS)systems or other Direct Spread-Spread Spectrum Systems (DS-SS) orCollision Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) systems.

FIG. 9 represents a receiver embodiment of the current invention; asection of a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission andreception system with inputs from wireless and from other systems isshown. Receive antennas 9.1 a and 9.1 b receive the transmitted radiofrequency (RF) signals, while interface unit 9.1 c and connection lead9.1 c receive the signals from a transmitter. Unit 9.2 is a combiner orswitch selector unit which combines or selects one or more of thereceived signals. The combined or selected signals are provided tomultiplier 9.3 for down conversion to an intermediate frequency (IF), ordirect down conversion to baseband frequencies. The down-converter(multiplier 9.3) receives a signal from frequency synthesizer oroscillator unit 9.5. The frequency of the frequency synthesizer oroscillator unit 9.5 may be in synchronism—locked to a modulatedfrequency of the received signal or maybe free running (asynchronous).Unit 9.5 is a filter or signal processor; this unit could be implementedat an IF frequency or in baseband, with non-ideal delay and non-idealgroup delay characteristics or with approximately constant group delayor approximately zero group delay. The approximately zero group delay orapproximately zero delay refers to a single frequency or to a specificfrequency band and/or range of frequencies. Unit 9.6 provides additionaloptional signal filtering or processing, demodulation, synchronizationand data regeneration or data reconstruction. Unit 9.7 descrambler orde-spreader descrambles and or de-spreads the signal. Unit 9.8 is ade-encoder; it de-encodes the encoded signal. Unit 9.9 providesadditional signal processing, or signal conditioning and provides theprocessed signals to the receiving interface unit 9.10 and to one ormore signal or one or more clock leads 9.11.

FIG. 10 shows an alternate transmitter embodiment of Multimode MultipleInput Multiple Output (MMIMO) systems of the current invention. FIG. 10includes embodiment of a multimode MIMO interoperable Ultra Wideband(UWB), Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) transmitter system with 2^(nd) generation(2G), 3^(rd) generation (3G) and 4^(th) generation (4G) cellular andother wireless and non wireless systems. This implementation showsstructures for a combination of adaptive and other selections ofmulti-mode, multi-format, multiple rate systems, operated in a singlemode or multiple-mode, or hybrid modes. While the combinations and useof the elements in FIG. 10 are new, FIG. 10 contains elements from theprior art and in particular from Schilling's U.S. Pat. No. 6,128,330,designated, listed also as reference number [13]. In addition to theprior art referenced units, the new units include 10.1, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6and 10.7 and the combinations of these elements and interactions amongthem which enable a new generation of broadband, UWB, UNB and 2G or 3Gor even 4G systems to operate with new structures. One of the noveltiesand counter-intuitive inventions of this disclosure and benefits of thisapplication are in the hybrid adaptable-reconfigurable and “mix andmatch” blocks of FIG. 10. An example is the use of one or multiple ultranarrow band (UNB) processed and/or modulated signals in a spreadspectrum mode. In such a hybrid UNB and spread spectrum structure theUNB processor first generates an UNB signal and afterwards one or moreof the ultra narrow band signals is spread to a much wider band spreadspectrum system in a Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output (MMIMO)system structure. With such an architecture a higher spreading factorand higher performance is attainable than with prior art spread spectrumsystems. Some of the other original discoveries and inventions of thisdisclosure are in the fact that the combinations of the structures shownin FIG. 10 process and generate spread spectrum, e.g. CDMA signals from2G systems such as GSM or other modulated signals and spread the GSM orTDMA signals in one or more spreaders in an optional MMIMO structure.The disclosed multi-mode operation leads to seamless connectivity amongdifferent systems, among systems operated at different bit rates, havingdifferent modulation formats and different coding rules. On leads 10.1and 10.2 the single or multiple signals and clocks are provided to orfrom the data and clock processor, Unit 10.3. Unit 10.4 contains abroadband and/or an UWB processor; unit 10.5 an UNB processor; Unit 10.6a 2G, 3G or 4G processor. The 2G processor contains a GSM processorgenerator and or GSM/GPRS combined with EDGE and/or other processors.The processor designated as 3G contains part of a Universal MobileTelecommunication System (UMTS) processor. Unit 10.7 a selects orcombines the signals and provides them to one or more optional ForwardError Correction Coder (FEC) or other error control coding or errordetection encoder(s), Unit 10.8. The signal selection or signalcombination of unit 10.7 a is directed/controlled by one or more controlsignals provided on leads 10.7 b. The said control signals areprogrammed, user selected or operator selected signals, or obtained fromthe corresponding receivers. The encoded signal is connected tointerleaver 10.9 and a pre-amble generator or pre-amble processor. Unit10.10 provides additional data. The optional de-multiplexer, Unit 10.11provides de-multiplexed signals to spreaders 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 and10.15. A chip sequence generator provides one or more chip sequences tothe aforementioned spreaders. The spread signals are provided toantennas 10.17, 10.18, 10.19 and 10.20. One or more of the spreadsignals are selected for transmission.

The embodiments and structures of FIG. 10 provide a large combination ofhybrid “mix and match” of multiple mode interoperable systems includinginteroperable broadband, spread spectrum or non-spread spectrum systems,UMTS, UWB, UNB and of other communications, telemetry, broadcasting,broadband wireless, location finder and Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) systems.

FIG. 11 is an embodiment of a parallel hybrid “mix and match”transmitter architecture for Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output(MMIMO) and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems of the currentinvention. On leads 11.1 and 11.2 one or multiple data and/or clocksignals are provided to or from Data/Clock Interface unit 11.3. TheData/Clock Interface unit 11.3 processes the data and or clock signals.Clock processing includes processing of the clock rate of the datasignal to generate clock rates which are the same and or are differentthen the clock rate of the input data. The clock rate of the input datais designated as the Clock rate or Clock of the data “CLD” signal.Within unit 11.3 clock rates which are integer multiples, sub-integermultiples or fractions of the data rate are generated. These selectablebit rates are designated as Clock Rates or Clock of the Control Data“CLC” signals. The CLC rates are in some embodiments integer multiples,sub-integer multiples or fractions of the data rate clock CLD, while inother embodiments the CLC rates are “not related” to the CLD rate; herethe term “not related” to refers to a CLC rate which is not derived fromthe CLD signal, that is, it is in a free running operation and orasynchronous with the CLD rate. In some exemplary embodiments the CLDrate equals the CLC rate, while in other embodiments the CLC rate isfour (4) times, or eight (8) times or, one thousand (1000) times, orseven and one third (7 and ⅓) times higher than the CLD rate or it is afraction of the CLD rate. The CLC and CLD signals are provided throughUnit 11.4 the Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) unit, as processedcontrol signals to control the operation and signal selection of units11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9 and 11.10. Unit 11.4 is an AdaptiveModulation and Coding (AMC) unit; this unit is also designated asAdaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) unit. Unit 11.4 processes receivedsignals from Unit 11.3 and provides them to the Adaptive RF frequencyand wave generation unit 11.5 and to processor unit 11.7. The outputs ofthe AMC contain data signals, control signals, clock signals and othersignals (e.g. overhead signals/bits, pre-amble signals, known also aspreamble bits or preamble words, signal quality monitor signals bits orchips). Adaptive RF frequency and wave generation unit 11.5 provides RFfrequency agile or flexible RF waveforms to leads 11.6. One or multipleleads 11.6 are connected to processor unit 11.7. Within unit 11.7 underthe control of the AMC, unit 11.4 processed and/or generated signalsand/or under the control of the CLD rate or CLC rate clocks, one or morethan one (one or multiple) signals are connected and/or processed andconnected to leads 11.8. Selection or combinations of Leads 11.6 and11.8 are controlled by the output signal or output signals of unit 11.4the AMC processor. Element 11.7.1 represents a connection between theinput and output of processor 11.7. Element 11.7.2 is a digital and oranalog signal processor or filter or a hybrid processor and filter whichprovides signal processing, shaping or filtering functions. Element11.7.3 is an attenuator or amplifier, or unit gain connector whichchanges (modifies) the amplitude of the incoming signal and provides anamplitude modified output. Element 11.7.4 is a signal inverter; Element11.7.5 is a signal inverter and amplitude modification device; Element11.7.6 is a signal conditioner and or filter. This signal conditionerand/or filter element includes optional phase shifters, time delays andor switch components. The switch component of element 11.7.6 connects ordisconnects(disables) the signal path between the input and output portsof element 11.7.6. If in a particular time (e.g. during a specific bitduration or a fraction or multiple bit durations) the said switchcomponent is in one of its positions designated as ON, then the signalis forwarded to the output port, while for the other position of theswitch designated as OF, the signal between input and output of element11.7.6 is not connected. The AMC, Unit 11.4 provided control signalsselect or combine one or more of the unit 11.7 processed signals,processed by one or more of the aforementioned elements of unit 11.7,and provides these processed signals, through the selected leads 11.8for subsequent amplification in unit 11.9, antenna selection orsplitting combining in selector or splitter unit 11.10. One or multipleantennas, illustrated by units 11.11 and 11.12 are used for signaltransmission. In an illustrative embodiment of FIG. 11 the RF frequencygenerator, unit 11.5 provides an un-modulated carrier wave (CW) signalto processor unit 11.7. One or more control signals, generated in theAMC unit 11.4 select for one multiple RF cycles attenuator element11.7.3, while for other RF cycles a unit 11.7.2 processed RF cycle isselected. In an other illustrative embodiment of this invention, foreach data signal (data bit or data symbol) representing a one (1) statefour (4) RF cycles are provided through element 11.7.1 and a selectedlead 11.8 to the transmit amplifier 11.9, while for each data signalrepresenting a zero (0) state four (4) attenuated waveforms, alsodesignated as wavelets, or in this case RF cycles are provided throughelement 11.7.3 and a selected lead 11.8 to the transmit amplifier 11.9.An illustration of the resultant 4 cycles per bit waveforms withmodified amplitude zero state signal is shown in FIG. 18 and inparticular in FIG. 18 a; we designate such signals as Modified AmplitudeWavelets (MAW) and the process as Modified Amplitude Wavelet Modulation(MAWM).

In an other embodiment of this invention, for each data signal (data bitor data symbol) representing a one (1) state one (1) RF cycle isprovided through element 11.7.1 to the transmit amplifier 11.9, whilefor each data signal representing a zero (0) state one (1) RF cycle isdisconnected, that is in element 11.7.6 it is not connected to transmitamplifier 11.9. This case is referred to as Missing Cycle Modulation(MCM); the MCM has Missing Cycles (MCY) and or Missing Chips (MCH), i.e.not transmitted cycles (disconnected cycles or disconnected fractions ofcycles) in the transmitted signals. In FIG. 16 and in particular in FIG.16 c a Missing Cycle Modulated (MCM) signal pattern for a sample datapattern of 1001 bits is shown, with 1 missing cycle from 8 cycles forzero state signals and no missing cycles for 1 state signals. Thismodulation format is designated as missing cycle 1:8 modulation or MCY1:8.

In an other embodiment of this invention, for each data signal (data bitor data symbol) representing a one (1) state eight (8) RF cycles areprovided through element 11.7.1 to the transmit amplifier 11.9, whilefor each data signal representing a zero (0) state one out of eight RFcycles has its output phase inverted (relative to the input phase), orhas its phase modified (relative to the input phase); these phaseinversion or phase reversal and phase modification processes areimplemented in element 11.7.5. These cases are designated as PhaseReversal Keying (PRK) and Phase Modification Keying (PMK) respectively.Illustrative examples of Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) modulated signalsare shown in FIG. 16 d for a PRK modulated output signal a 1001 inputdata pattern with 1 out of 8 cycles having reversed phase for state zero(0) inputs, while for state one (1) inputs there are no phase reversals.The signal shown in FIG. 16 d is designated as a Phase ReversalKeying(PRK) signal with 1:8 reversals, or PRK 1:8.

One of the structures of this invention generates for one state datadifferent waveforms than for zero state data, such as illustrated inFIG. 18 c. The illustrated waveform for a one state information bit (orone state chip in case of spread spectrum signals) generates one singlecycle of a carrier waveform while for a zero state information bit (orzero state chip in case of spread spectrum signals) generates one singlecycle of a carrier waveform which has a different waveform shape thanthat for the one state. For example a one state bit could correspond toa single RF cycle having a sinusoidal shape while the zero state bitcorresponds to a single RF cycle which corresponds to a reducedamplitude non sinusoidal shape (e.g. periodic square wave signal or aperiodic multilevel signal such as generated by a D/A converter).Signals, such as illustrated in FIG. 18 c are generated by alternativeselection for one and zero states, in Unit 11.7, elements 11.7.2 and11.7.6 or other combinations of elements.

FIG. 12, FIG. 14, and FIG. 15, show receiver embodiments with andwithout crystal filters for reception and/or demodulation of a largeclass of signals, including reception and demodulation of the transmitsignals disclosed in this application. In FIG. 12 the signal is receivedon lead 12.1 and connected to the receiver interface Unit 12.2. Receiveinterface Unit 12.2 contains splitters, amplifiers and filters andoptional RF down-converters. The output signal of unit 12.2 is connectedto one or multiple signal selection switch or signal splitter units12.3. The selected or split signal(s) is/are provided by connection 12.5and or processor and/or carrier recovery to switch or combiner elements12.4. Switch or splitter and/or combiner control unit 12.10, receivescontrol signals on lead 12.9 and determines the operation, regardingsignal splitting, selection(switching) and combining, of units 12.3 and12.5 The output of 12.4 is connected to one or multiple filters orprocessors, unit 12.6. Unit 12.6 contains a combination ofBand-Pass-Filters (BPF), with or without Crystal Filters and or otherfilters such as Low-Pass-Filters (LPF) or High Pass Filters (HPF) andprocessors, or any combination or iteration of some or all of theaforementioned components. The 12.6 unit processed signals are connectedto one or multiple demodulators, contained in Unit 12.7. The single ormultiple demodulated data signals and clock signals are provided onoutput lead(s) 12.8.

FIG. 13 shows a reconfigurable and interoperable transmitterarchitecture for hybrid, Adaptive Modulation and Coding systems forwireless systems, for wired systems, for broadband wireless and/or UNBand UWB systems. On lead 13.1 data and clock signals are transferred toor from interface unit 13.2. Unit 13.2 processes the data/clock signalsand provides a modified and/or new set of data and/or clock signals tothe optional second interface unit 13.5 for further processing. Underthe control of Unit 13.9, processor unit 13.6, generator 13.7 and dataunit 13.8 connect their respective outputs to the 3^(rd) optionalinterface unit. The signals at the outputs of units 13.6, 13.7 and 13.8are processed or conditioned shaped signals, such as Modified AmplitudeWavelets (MAW) signals, Missing Cycle Modulation (MCM); Missing Chips(MCH) modulated signals or Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) and PhaseModification Keying (PMK) signals, or other narrowband orUltra-narrowband(UNB) signals. Embodiment of FIG. 13 implements multiplecombinations and hybrid implementations of hybrid ultra wideband (UWB)and ultra narrow band (UNB) signals, designated as Ultra wideband andultra narrowband (UWN) systems or hybrid UWN systems. The output signalsof unit 13.10 are converted into Ultra Wideband (UWB) modulated signalsby an UWB converter containing logic device 13.13, delay element 13.14,multipliers 13.15 and 13.18 and further processed by one or multipleamplifiers 13.19, and provided by connection 13.20 to transmit antenna13.21. Transmit antenna 13.21 comprises one or multiple antennas.Multipliers 13.15 and 13.18 are connected to one or more of the shortduration pulses illustrated by 13.16 and 13.17. These short durationpulses are generated in the control unit 13.9 or are obtained from otherparts of the system.

FIG. 14 represents an alternative receiver architecture and embodimentfor reception and/or demodulation of a large class of signals, includingreception and demodulation of the transmit signals disclosed in thisapplication. In FIG. 14 the signal is received by one or multipleantennas, shown as unit 14.1 and connected to one or more receiveramplifiers, designated as a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) Unit 14.2. Receiveamplifier provides the amplified signal to Band Pass Filter (BPF1), Unit14.3. The subsequent multiplier (also known as mixer), unit 14.4,receives on one of its input ports the filtered signal and on its secondinput port it receives a signal from oscillator (OSC) or frequencysynthesizer (FS) unit 14.6. Signal lead 14.5 may provide one or multiplecontrol signals to unit 14.6. The multiplier output signal is filteredby a BPF or other type of filter of unit 14.7. The filtered signal isprovided to an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) unit 14.8, which could havea control signal input on lead 14.9. The AGC output is provided to anonlinear device or hard limiter, shown as unit 14.10 and to a splitter14.11. In the upper branch of the split signal there is an amplifier14.12 and a delay element 14.13, while in the lower branch there is aCarrier Recovery (CR) or other discrete signal recovery circuit, shownas unit 14.14 and an optional delay element 14.15. Subsequent mixer14.16 receives the upper branch and lower branch processed signals andprovides a mixed (down-converted) signal to unit 14.8, which has LPF orBPF or other signal processing elements. The single or multiple outputsare provided on lead 14.19.

In an alternative embodiment of FIG. 14 splitter element 14.11 and 14.14carrier recovery and delay 14.15 are not required. Instead of thesecomponents oscillator or frequency synthesizer 14.17 provides inputs tothe second port of multiplier (mixer) 14.16.

FIG. 15 is an embodiment of band-pass filters(BPF) with crystal filtersand/or optional switched crystal filters. Receiver and/or demodulatorsinclude in several embodiments

BPF implementations. Part or all of band pass filtering (BPF) can beachieved by crystal filters. In some cases the crystal filters arebetween the signal path and ground while in others they are in a serialmode, that is in series with the signal path. On input lead 15.1 to thecrystal filter the signal is connected to a crystal filter 15.2 and to ahigh impedance device such as a FET amplifier, unit 15.4. The crystalcontains an inductor “L” element, shown as element 15.3. In an alternateembodiment of the BPF the signal is received on lead 15.5 and connectedto switch elements 15.6, 15.7, crystal 15.8 and high input impedancecircuit 15.10. Block arrow 15.9 represents the control signals whichturn on and off switch components 15.6 and 15.7. The control signals areobtained from the data source and the data pattern.

FIG. 16 illustrates sample waveforms of illustrative data patterns ofNRZ baseband signals for a 1001 bit pattern. Both unbalanced NRZpatterns and NRZ patterns are shown. In the unbalanced case of theunbalanced NRZ patterns, FIG. 16 a, the signal has +2 A amplitude for aone state and a zero (0) amplitude for a zero state. In the balancedcase FIG. 16 b the signal has a normalized +1 value for a one state anda normalized −1 value for a zero state. In FIG. 16 c a Missing CycleModulated (MCM) signal pattern for a sample data pattern of 1001 bits isshown, with 1 missing cycle from 8 cycles for zero state signals and nomissing cycles for 1 state signals. This signal is also designated as anMCY 1:8 signal. This modulation format is designated as missing cyclemodulation (MCM) with 1:8 ratio. FIG. 16 d shows a Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) modulated signal with a ratio of 1:8. The signal shown in FIG. 16d is designated as a Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) signal with 1:8reversals, or ratio. It is also designated as of 1:8 reversals or PRK1:8.

FIG. 17 represents a 2^(nd) set of generated sample waveforms. In FIG.17 a missing cycle modulated waveform with a 1:4 ratio is shown, whilein FIG. 17.b a carrier phase reversal keying (PRK) modulated signal witha 1:4 phase reversal to non reversal ratio for zero state signals isshown; in these cases 4 cycles per bit, or alternatively for spreadspectrum systems, 4 cycles per chip are illustrated.

FIG. 18 shows modulated signal/carrier waveforms for: (a) 4 cycles perbit with reduced amplitudes for zero states; (b) single cycle per bitwith zero transmit state for zero state (zero logic state) signals; (c)Single cycle per bit with one waveform transmission for 0 state signalsand an other waveform for one state signals.

FIG. 19 is an alternative “hybrid” embodiment of an ultra narrowband(UNB) processor and/or modulator connected to a broadband and/or anultra wideband (UWB) system and/or to a spread spectrumprocessor/transmitter. Combinations, variations and/or connections ofUNB and of UWB systems lead to hybrid ultra wideband and ultranarrowband (UWN) systems. Combinations of UNB of UWB and of spreadspectrum systems are also designated as “hybrid” systems. Data inputlead 19.1 provides binary data bits or other digital information toultra narrowband (UNB) processor 19.3. Clock information into (In) theUNB processor and out of the UNB processor is provided on leads 19.2.The UNB processor provides UNB processed and/or UNB modulated signals tolead 19.4 for connection to splitter or switch element 19.5. The outputsof 19.5 are provided for further processing to the ultra wideband (UWB)unit 19.6 and/or to the spread spectrum unit 19.7, or to only one ofthese units. The UWB and spread spectrum signals are provided on leads19.8 and 19.9 to the transmission medium. The signal flow-connectionsequence between elements of FIG. 19 is interchanged in some of thealternative embodiments For example the data and clock leads areprovided to/and from the ultra wideband unit 19.6 and/or spread spectrumunit 19.7 and in such case the ultra wideband signal is provided to theultra narrowband processor 19.3 and/or the output of the spread spectrumunit 19.7 is provided to the input of the ultra narrowband unit 19.3.

Variations and combinations of spread spectrum processors with ultrawideband or broadband processors and ultra narrowband processors lead toa new set of hybrid systems. Such hybrid systems are contrary toconventional communication systems and prior art technologies. Whileprior art systems disclose certain elements of this new set of hybridsystems, such as the embodiments of ultra narrowband systems,embodiments of ultra wideband systems and embodiments of spread spectrumsystems, the prior art does not teach and it does not anticipate the useof these systems in a hybrid or combined mode as described in thecurrent disclosure.

Unit 19.7 contains one or multiple prior art spread spectrum processorsand/or one or more prior art spread spectrum modulators. Prior artspread spectrum processors and modulators include Direct Sequence SpreadSpectrum (DSSS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Frequency HoppedSpread Spectrum (FHSS) and combinations, variations of other spreadspectrum systems.

FIG. 20 shows embodiment of cascaded (in-series) hybrid systems,including a cascaded GSM or EDGE or other systems signal, generated orprocessed in unit 20.1 connected to one or multiple spread spectrumsystems, unit 20.2, and a cascaded Infrared (IR) or GSM or CDMA or TDMAsystem, unit 20.3 cascaded (connected in series) with UMTS components orwith other spread spectrum or other wired or wireless systemscomponents.

FIG. 21 shows a cascade of multiple transmitters connected to one ormore receivers. Unit 21.1, transmitter 1 is connected in baseband or IFor RF to Unit 21.2 transmitter 2. Either unit 21.1 or 21.2 contain oneor a plurality of transmitters. Unit 21.3 contains one or morereceivers. Single or plurality of baseband or IF or RF Signals,including GSM, EDGE, TDMA, spread spectrum CSMA, CDMA signals generatedor processed in transmitter 1, unit 21.2, are connected for furtherprocessing in transmitter 2, unit 21.2. The cascaded processed signalsare received by one or more receivers contained in unit 21.3. Thesereceivers are in some embodiments parallel multiple path receivers, i.e.multiple receiver implementations) while in other embodiments arereconfigurable single path receivers. Unit 21.4 generates an infrared(IR) signal. Unit 21.5 is a signal processor and/or generator for RadioFrequency Identification (RFID) systems. Unit 21.6 is a GPS transmitteror receiver or entire GPS transceiver. Unit 21.7 is a sensor andprocessor device. One or more of the output signals of Units 21.4, 21.5,21.6 and/or 21.7 are provided to processor Unit 21.8 for signalprocessing and or modulation. The Unit 21.8 processed signals areprovided to Unit 21.9 for cellular or other land mobile or satellitesystem operation. The connection between the aforementioned optionalblocks are at baseband or IF or RF.

FIG. 22 shows a “hybrid” wired system interconnected with a wirelesssystem. Unit 22.1 contains a wired network unit, which includes one ormore of telephone interface, fiber optic communication (FOC) interfaceor other wired interface units. The outputs or inputs of unit 22.1provide or receive signals to or from wireless system 22.2. Wirelessunit 22.2 contains one or more interface units or components of awireless infrastructure or handset unit, such as a cellular basestation, wireless base station, wireless terminal or handheld or otherportable cellular or other wireless unit.

Having now described numerous embodiments of the inventive structure andmethod in connection with particular figures or groups of figures, andhaving set forth some of the advantages provided by the inventivestructure and method, it should be noted that the embodiments describedheretofore, as well as those highlighted below include optional elementsor features that are not essential to the operation of the invention.The invention further provides methods and procedures performed by thestructures, devices, apparatus, and systems described herein before, aswell as other embodiments incorporating combinations and subcombinations of the structures highlighted above and described herein.The invention now being fully described, it will be apparent to one ofordinary skill in the art that many changes and modifications can bemade thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the appendedclaims.

1. A method comprising steps of: receiving and processing in a wirelessreceiver device a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device generatedsignal into a RFID processed signal and a sensor generated signal into aprocessed sensor generated signal and for providing said RFID processedand said processed sensor signal to an interface unit, wherein saidsensor is in said wireless device; receiving and processing in saidwireless device a Global Positioning System (GPS) generated signal intoa GPS processed signal and for providing said GPS processed signal tosaid interface unit of said wireless device; receiving and processing insaid wireless device a data signal into a processed ultra narrowband(UNB) and a processed ultra wideband (UWB) signal; and receiving andprocessing said processed UNB and said UWB signal and providing saidprocessed UNB and said UWB signal to a selector for selection of saidUNB or said UWB signal and for providing said selected UNB or said UWBsignal to a transmitter for transmission, wherein said receiver and saidtransmitter comprises a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antennasystem.
 2. A system comprising: a receiver and a first processor forreceiving and processing a first received signal into a first ultrawideband (UWB) processed signal and for providing said first UWBprocessed signal to an interface unit of a wireless device; a secondprocessor for receiving from said receiver a second received signal andfor processing said second signal into a first Time Division MultipleAccess (TDMA) processed signal and for providing said first TDMAprocessed signal to said interface unit of said wireless device; a thirdprocessor for receiving, processing and modulating a first data signalinto a second UWB processed and modulated signal, wherein said first andsaid second processed UWB signals are distinct signals; a fourthprocessor for receiving, processing and modulating a second data signalinto a second processed TDMA modulated signal, wherein said first andsaid second processed TDMA signals are distinct signals and said secondprocessed TDMA signal comprises a processed Time Constrained Signal(TCS) waveform shaped and Long Response (LR) filtered signal; and aselector for selecting said second processed UWB modulated or saidsecond processed TDMA modulated signal and for providing said selectedsignal to a transmitter for transmission of said selected modulatedsignal, wherein said receiver and said transmitter comprises a MultipleInput Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna system.
 3. A system comprising: areceiver and a first processor for receiving and processing a firstreceived signal into a first ultra narrow band (UNB) processed signaland for providing said first UNB processed signal to an interface unitof a wireless device; a second processor for receiving from saidreceiver a second received signal and for processing said second signalinto a first Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) processed signal andfor providing said first CDMA processed signal to said interface unit ofsaid wireless device; a third processor for receiving, processing andmodulating a first data signal into a second UNB processed and modulatedsignal, wherein said first and said second processed UNB signals aredistinct signals; a fourth processor for receiving, processing andmodulating a second data signal into a second processed CDMA modulatedsignal, wherein said first and said second processed CDMA signals aredistinct signals and said second processed CDMA signal comprises aprocessed Time Constrained Signal (TCS) waveform shaped and LongResponse (LR) filtered signal; and a selector for selecting said secondprocessed UNB modulated or said second processed CDMA modulated signaland for providing said selected signal to a transmitter for transmissionof said selected modulated signal, wherein said receiver and saidtransmitter comprises a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antennasystem.
 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising steps of processingan infrared (IR) signal and providing said processed IR signal to saidinterface unit of said wireless device wherein said processed UWB andsaid processed UNB signal comprises a clock shaped processed UWB and UNBsignal and said processed UNB signal comprises a Time Constrained Signal(TCS) waveform shaped and Long Response (LR) filtered signal and furthercomprising steps of receiving and processing a Fiber Optic Communication(FOC) network provided signal and further comprising steps of processingsaid UNB processed signal into a processed spread spectrum signal. 5.The method of claim 1, further comprising steps of processing andmodulating said processed UNB signal into a missing cycle (MCY)processed modulated signal, wherein said MCY processed signal is a clockshaped signal and processing and modulating said processed UNB signalinto a phase reversal keying (PRK) modulated signal.
 6. The system ofclaim 2, wherein said system further comprises a processor, a modulatorand transmitter for generation of two distinct Ultra-Wideband (UWB)signals and of two distinct Ultra-Narrowband (UNB) signals, wherein saidUNB signal is a missing cycle (MCY) Clock Shaped (CS) signal and saidprocessed UWB signal comprises a Time Constrained Signal (TCS) waveformshaped and Long Response (LR) filtered signal and further comprising areceiver for receiving and processing in said wireless device a GlobalPositioning System (GPS) generated signal into a GPS processed signaland for providing said GPS processed signal to said interface unit ofsaid wireless device.
 7. The system of claim 2, further comprising aprocessor and modulator for processing said wireless device providedsignal into a missing cycle (MCY) modulated signal, wherein said MCYprocessed signal is a clock shaped signal and processing and modulatingsaid RFID processed signal into a second processed UNB phase reversalkeying (PRK) modulated signal.
 8. The system of claim 2, furthercomprising a processor and modulator for processing said wireless deviceprovided signal into a missing cycle (MCY) modulated signal, whereinsaid MCY processed signal is a clock shaped signal and processing andmodulating said RFID processed signal into a second processed UNB phasereversal keying (PRK) modulated signal and further comprising aninfrared (IR) signal processor for receiving and processing an IRgenerated signal and further comprising a receiver for receiving andprocessing in said wireless device a Global Positioning System (GPS)generated signal into a GPS processed signal and for providing said GPSprocessed signal to said interface unit of said wireless device.
 9. Thesystem of claim 3, wherein said system further comprises a processor, amodulator and transmitter for generation of two distinct Ultra-Wideband(UWB) signals and of two distinct Ultra-Narrowband (UNB) signals,wherein said UNB signal is a missing cycle (MCY) Clock Shaped (CS)signal and said processed UWB signal comprises a Time Constrained Signal(TCS) waveform shaped and Long Response (LR) filtered signal and furthercomprising a receiver for receiving and processing in said wirelessdevice a Global Positioning System (GPS) generated signal into a GPSprocessed signal and for providing said GPS processed signal to saidinterface unit of said wireless device.
 10. The system of claim 3,further comprising a processor and modulator for processing saidwireless device provided signal into a missing cycle (MCY) modulatedsignal, wherein said MCY processed signal is a clock shaped signal andprocessing and modulating said RFID processed signal into a secondprocessed UNB phase reversal keying (PRK) modulated signal and furthercomprising a receiver for receiving and processing in said wirelessdevice a Global Positioning System (GPS) generated signal into a GPSprocessed signal and for providing said GPS processed signal to saidinterface unit of said wireless device.